Heating and Cooling Systems Upgrades - a PDH Online Course for Engineers, Surveyors and Architects

Heating and Cooling Systems Upgrades

Course Outline

This two hour online course discusses heating and cooling system upgrade strategies to improve efficiency, efficiency improvement opportunities of various heating and cooling improvements and optimizing operations for heating and cooling systems.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Advantages of right-sized systems;
Ways to save cooling and heating system energy;
Boiler and furnace upgrades;
Cooling tower water treatment options;
District heating and cooling advantages; and
Radiant heating and cooling.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for mechanical engineers.

Benefit for Attendee

Attendee of this course will be able to better understand opportunities for improving and upgrading heating and cooling systems in commercial buildings.

Course Introduction

HVAC systems in existing building provide opportunities to save energy when appropriate heating and cooling system upgrades are implemented for the right reasons. Various heating and cooling system strategies are discussed in this course.

Course Content

This course is primarily based on Heating And Cooling System Upgrades - Energy Star Buildings Manual:

Heating and Cooling Systems Upgrades

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Course Summary

This course material describes numerous opportunities for optimizing both the size and efficiency of your building’s heating and cooling systems from a systems sizing and energy savings perspective.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:

United States Green Building Council – www.usgbc.com
US Department of Energy – www.doe.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory – www.nrel.gov

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.